GradesFirst

Grades First

Early Alerts: An opportunity to improve student retention and success.

Completing GradesFirst Early Alerts for your students means they will be contacted and provided resources at CCC to help them succeed and stay on track! The Fall 2016 Early Alert Campaigns begin with the Attendance Campaign on Tuesday, January 17th. The complete Attendance and Progress Report campaign schedules are below:

Attendance increases the likelihood that students will successfully persist and complete their classes. During the attendance campaign, City Colleges Call Center Staff reach out to all students who are marked absent by their professor in GradesFirst for any of their courses.

Spring 2017 Attendance Campaign Dates ​ ​

Session

​Term Start Date

​Campaign Dates

SPRING I16 WK

Tuesday, January 17th

Tuesday, January 17th
– Sunday, January 29th

SPRING II12 WK

​Monday, February 13th

​Monday, February 13th
– Wednesday, February 22nd

SPRING III8 WK

Monday, March 13th

Monday, March 13th
– Sunday, March 19th

Spring 2017 Progress Report Campaign Dates​ ​

​Session

​Term Start Date

​Campaign Dates

SPRING I16 WK

Tuesday, January 17th

​Monday, January 23rd
– Sunday, February 5th

SPRING II12 WK

​Monday, February 13th

Monday, February 20th
– Wednesday, March 1st

SPRING III8 WK

Monday, March 13th

​Monday, March 20th– Sunday, March 26th

There are many resources at CCC to help students succeed and meet their academic and career goals. Issuing an Early Alert in GradesFirst, professors can identify students in need of support who are then provided with resources and referrals to academic advising, tutoring, and other student services.

Students can log into GradesFirst to find their assigned Advisor and schedule advising and tutoring appointments.

The role of the Call Center, Tutoring Centers, and College Advisors:

Low Attendance Is Affecting Academic Progress Students who received an attendance related progress report will be contacted by the Call Center within 24-48 hours.

Please provide details on how a tutor could best support your students. Tutors benefit from understanding what content and study skills are impacting the student’s performance in class.

Non-Academic Issue Is Impacting PerformanceStudents identified as at-risk due to a "Non-Academic" issue will be contacted by advisors for a referral to the Disability Access Center (DAC), Veterans Services, the Wellness Center, and other resources.

As one faculty member who uses GradesFirst attests:

I think GradesFirst has been helpful, as I noticed that students take the messages seriously and it lets them know what steps they can take to improve their grades. Reaching out to students individually makes them realize that someone is looking out for them, and for many students, this prompts them to take action to improve. I plan to use GradesFirst on a more regular basis each semester, now that I am familiar with it.

Faculty Support

Please see the Faculty Guide (under Faculty Training), contact the GradesFirst faculty trainer at your college for training opportunities and support, or logon to Blackboard to access the GradesFirst Training Site.